‘Batkid’ Conquers Twitter, San Francisco’s Friday

There were 78,000 tweets Friday about a kid playing Batman, including one from the President. “Batkid,” as he is known, dominated conversation among San Francisco techies, and beyond.

Who was that masked kid? Miles Scott, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia since he was a toddler, was treated to his dream in San Francisco on Friday: playing the role of Batman in a Gotham-wide adventure. He rescued a damsel in distress, chased villains, and drove up to City Hall in a Batmobile, thanks to some help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation and thousands of San Francisco residents, who lined the streets to cheer him on.

But it was the social media that made Batkid a star. Here are some highlights from his day: